Six teams qualified for the Olympic softball tournament, including Japan, which, as host nation, qualified automatically. The United States team won the 2018 Women's Softball World Championship to qualify for the Olympics. The remaining four spots were allocated through three qualification tournaments: one spot for a Europe/Africa tournament, one spot for an Asia/Oceania tournament, and two spots for an Americas tournament.[1]
Table
2018 Women's Softball World Championship
The World Championships featured 16 teams, with the winner earning an Olympic qualification spot (awarded to the runner-up instead if Japan wins).[1] The United States advanced to the final against already qualified host Japan, securing Olympic qualification.
Qualified teams
Group stage
- Group A
- Group B
Final round
10 August 2018 | Mexico | 1–0 (9) | Italy | ZOZO Marine Stadium, Chiba |
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Medal Round
Africa/Europe Qualifying Event
One quota spot was awarded at a combined continental qualifying tournament for Africa and Europe to be held from 23 to 27 July 2019. The tournament featured eight teams: the top six from the 2019 ESF Women's Championship and the top two from the 2019 Softball Africa Cup.[1] Teams were split into two groups with winners and runners up advancing into Super Round. The draw was held in WBSC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland 10 July 2019.[4]
- Qualified teams
Pre-Qualification
2019 ESF Women's Championship
The 2019 European championship was held from 30 June to 6 July 2019.
- Participants
- Final standings
2019 Softball Africa Cup
The 2019 Softball Africa Cup was held from 9 to 12 May 2019 in South Africa.
- Participants
- Final Standings[5]
Final Africa-Europe Qualifier
- Group A
23 July 2019 | Great Britain | 9–2 (6) | Spain | Sportpark de Paperclip, Utrecht Attendance: 100 |
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24 July 2019 | Netherlands | 7–0 (5) | Spain | Sportpark de Paperclip, Utrecht Attendance: 1,900 |
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25 July 2019 | South Africa | 0–5 | Spain | Sportpark de Paperclip, Utrecht Attendance: 94 |
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- Group B
23 July 2019 | Italy | 7–0 (5) | Botswana | Sportpark de Paperclip, Utrecht Attendance: 250 |
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24 July 2019 | Botswana | 2–11 (5) | France | Sportpark de Paperclip, Utrecht Attendance: 92 |
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25 July 2019 | France | 1–5 | Italy | Sportpark de Paperclip, Utrecht Attendance: 63 |
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Super Round
Final standings
Asia/Oceania Qualifying Event
One quota spot was awarded at a combined continental qualifying tournament for Asia and Oceania to be held from 24to 29 September 2019 in Shanghai, China.[6][7] The tournament will feature eight teams: the top six from the Asian Softball Championship 2019 and the top two from the Oceania Softball Championship 2019.[1] Teams were split into two groups with top two advancing into Super Round. Draw was held in WBSC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland 10 July 2019.[4]
- Qualified teams
- Asian Softball Championship 2019
- Oceania Softball Championship 2019
Final Oceania-Asia Qualifier
- Group A
- Group B
24 September 2019 | Indonesia | 5 – 6 (8) | Hong Kong | |
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26 September 2019 | Hong Kong | 0 – 8 (5) | Australia | |
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Super Round
Final standings
Americas Qualifying Event
Two quota spots were allocated to the winner and runner-up of the Americas Qualifying Event to be held from 25 August to 1 September 2019 in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. Tournament consisted of 12 teams split into two groups. Top three teams advanced to Super Round. Winner and runner-up of Super Round qualified for the Olympics. Qualification for the event was determined by placing in the 2019 Pan American Championship.[1] The draw was held 29 April in WBSC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland. Argentina and British Virgin Island withdrew from the competition.
- Participants
Group stage
- Group A
# | Team | Pld | W | L | AVG | |
1 | Canada (H,Q) (seeded) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | Qualified for super round |
2 | Puerto Rico (Q) (seeded) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.800 |
3 | Cuba (Q) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.600 |
4 | Guatemala | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0.400 | |
5 | Bahamas | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0.200 | |
| Argentina | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.000 | withdrew |
25 August 2019 | Guatemala | 9–4 | Bahamas | Field 2 Attendance: 200 |
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25 August 2019 | Cuba | 0–17 (3) | Canada | Field 1 Attendance: 237 |
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26 August 2019 | Puerto Rico | 13–0 (5) | Guatemala | Field 2 Attendance: 250 |
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26 August 2019 | Bahamas | 0–13 (4) | Cuba | Field 1 Attendance: 660 |
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27 August 2019 | Canada | 19–0 (4) | Guatemala | Field 1 Attendance: 1,550 |
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28 August 2019 | Cuba | 15–0 | Guatemala | Field 1 Attendance: 190 |
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29 August 2019 | Guatemala | 7–0 FF | Argentina | |
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29 August 2019 | Canada | 18–0 (4) | Bahamas | Field 1 Attendance: 606 |
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- Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | AVG | |
1 | Mexico (Q) (seeded) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | Qualified for super round |
2 | Brazil (Q) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.800 |
3 | Venezuela (Q) (seeded) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.600 |
4 | Peru | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0.400 | |
5 | Dominican Republic | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0.200 | |
| British Virgin Islands | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.000 | withdrew |
25 August 2019 | British Virgin Islands | 0–7 FF | Brazil | |
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25 August 2019 | Peru | 0–8 (5) | Mexico | Field 1 Attendance: 150 |
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26 August 2019 | Venezuela | 7–0 FF | British Virgin Islands | |
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26 August 2019 | Brazil | 5–0 | Peru | Field 1 Attendance: 541 |
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27 August 2019 | Mexico | 7–0 FF | British Virgin Islands | |
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28 August 2019 | Peru | 7–0 FF | British Virgin Islands | |
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29 August 2019 | Peru | 0–1 | Venezuela | Field 2 Attendance: 200 |
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29 August 2019 | Mexico | 10–0 (4) | Brazil | Field 1 Attendance: 170 |
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- Placement round
Teams failing to reach the Super Round play in Placement matches. The game between the 6th placed teams was cancelled due to Argentina and British Virgin Island withdrawing from the competition.
9th place Game
7th place Game
30 August 2019 | Guatemala | 6–0 | Peru | field 2 Attendance: 210 |
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Super Round
30 August 2019 | Cuba | 5–6 (9) | Brazil | Field 1 Attendance: 255 |
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31 August 2019 | Canada | 1–2 | Mexico | Field 1 Attendance: 3,961 |
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31 August 2019 | Venezuela | 1–2 | Cuba | Field 1 Attendance: 450 |
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Final standings
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "WBSC reveals Tokyo 2020 Olympic Qualifiers for Baseball, Softball". Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "USA wins Pan American Women's Softball Championship over Mexico, qualify for Chiba 2018". XVI Women's Softball World Championship. World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ Kolantsho, Calistus (18 January 2018). "Women's softball team qualifies for World Championships". Mmegi. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ a b 20 April 2019 (20 April 2019). "Groups, schedules of WBSC Tokyo 2020 Qualifiers determined by a draw". WBSC. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
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- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (4 May 2019). "Four teams close in on 2019 Women's Softball Asia Cup title". Inside the Games. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "Asia Cup: Six nations advance to Shanghai, all teams confirmed for the Asia/Oceania softball qualifier". wbsc.org.
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